I found out today that D-Day for completion of new Baker and the Parking Garage is August 11. It aught to be interesting to see if they make it.
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I found out today that D-Day for completion of new Baker and the Parking Garage is August 11. It aught to be interesting to see if they make it.
Major disruption if they don't as the Housing office already has people scheduled to be living in new Baker. Given what I've seen from this contractor and the talk around campus, would really surprise if they don't meet their deadline.Quote:
Originally Posted by HelmutVII
Asbestos removal continues at Old Baker, Huger, Bonin and Evangeline so not too much to see there. I am assuming the second dorm being built behind Hamilton is New Huger hall I will call it that until I know otherwise. These are some photos of that building
Hamilton Hall is on the right with the parking garage in the middle and to the rear
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New Huger hall at the corner of Tulane and Taft
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New Baker on the left Hamilton to the rear and middle and new Huger on the right. The brick work on New Baker is almost finished. I saw about 6 airless paint sprayers either finished or ready to go and there were some ceiling fans installed on the fourth floor.
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New Baker hall on 6-18-11. A precast double "T" floor slab section is being delivered for the parking garage. Less and less material and storage units on this part of the site. They are starting to complete the drainage culverts and inlets. You can really see the difference between the cleaned and uncleaned brick work.
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Cleaning the brick veneer. Note the arches at the entrance. They will be placing concrete for the entry porch soon and then placing decorative columns around the steel in the foreground. The decorative columns are stored on site.
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Parking garage on 6-18-11
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Ready to lift a precast double "T" section.
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Flying it into place. Note the guy on the ground with a tag line. Good thing it wasn't too windy today.
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Almost there and ready to catch.
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Muscling the section into place. Safety inspector must be off today, he doesn't have his yellow vest on.
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There it is.
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They will be building out the middle section and the west section together because the crane won't have enough room to swing.
Location of the next piece. A vertical section.
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Here it is. Waiting to be rigged for lifting.
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Flying into place.
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There it is. the guy on the manlift is waiting for them to attach and brace so he can remove the rigging. He's not crazy as he has a parasol rigged up for some shade. It was prety hot out there today.
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It takes about 15 to 20 minutes to rig and place a section. The trucks don't hang around long as there is not much room for them. The driver gets out of the truck only to secure tie downs and blocking. They didn't take time to go to the can.
This is like a sporting event . . . and UL is winning. :)
Thanks for the updates . . . and play by play.
Asbestos abatement still going on at the old dorms so not much to show there.
This is a view of New Huger from Tulane avenue. Hamilton Hall is to the right.
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View of new Huger at the corner of Tulane Ave and Taft.
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New Baker Hall on June 25, 2011
A Double "T" section for the parking garage is being delivered in the lower middle. There is less room for the transports to turn around. They may have to start backing in from Taft Street.
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Basket Weave brick work under arch on new Baker Hall.
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Erection of parking garage precast sections is close to being finished.
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Flying in a column section.
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Securing the column section
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Waiting for a double "T" section. Welder in the background is welding the sections together. There are embed plates in the concrete sections that match up to plates in adjacent sections. They weld them together to secure the building.
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Flying in the double "T" section
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Almost there
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Double "T" section in place after a few adjustments.
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Welding the new section into place to secure it.
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View of parking garage as seen from Angelle Hall driveway
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Amazing
Thanks.
I have been going on a nightly walk on campus for years. I use the stairs on the Taft Street parking garage for a little extra work. That's how I found the vantage point for the photos I have been taking. Tonight I did the usual walk and when I got to the top of the Taft street parking garage stairs, I noticed that the railing had been hit by one of the concrete sections as they were swinging it into place. It wasn't too bad but I'm sure it got their attention. I was wondering if that was going to happen because they were getting pretty close on Saturday.
Serious work this past week.
New Huger as seen from the Tulane Taft intersection
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Is the parking temporary or the faculty/staff temporary. Maybe the English Department should proof read all signs in the future.
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New Baker Hall on July 2, 2077
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Finishing up roof vents and and hip caps on New Baker Hall.
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Entrance to new Baker Hall. Concrete for the porch is placed with brick bases for columns completed. The decorative columns are in the foreground between the man lift and the job shack.
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Erection of the Parking garage was finished on Friday and they are moving the crane out today.
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Parking Garage really close to Angelle Hall.
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Rigging down the crane used to erect the parking garage. Not much of anything else on the storage yard. I would suspect they will be cleaning up next week. They are placing a new job shack on University avenue to replace the one seen here. D Day for move in is August 11 less than 6 weeks from today.
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Now that the crane is being moved out they won't require as much room to work. They have promised the band director the field for August 11. I have been told that it will be sodded and sprinkled.
Time for monthly comparison
January 2, 2011
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July 2, 2011
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And they are STILL NOT FINISHED with the softball stadium!!!!
Two Words: STATE CONTRACT
whatever will did will this bid, we must repeat.:cool:
Did you mean "instate contractor"?Quote:
Originally Posted by cajunfan96
Whatever will did will you typed will you did... don't repeat it.
whatever process we used to get these buildings done so quickly, we must repeat.:cool: _Quote:
Originally Posted by cajunfan96
Still doing asbestos removal and other prep work for demolition of old dorms so not much to show there.
New Huger is moving along very nicely. This is a view from Tulane Ave
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Placing exterior OSB sheeting on the fourth floor of new Huger Hall.
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Stacked roof trusses for new Huger Hall
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New Baker Hall on July 9, 2011. They are cleaning up the storage yard and hauling out the limestone they used to stabilize the site. They are forming up for a sidewalk along the front of the building. Finally getting to see what the finished product might look like
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New Baker Hall with new parking garage on left. Entrance to new Baker Hall is taking shape.
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Parking Garage as seen from Taft Street
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Parking Garage As seen from the rear of Angelle Hall on McKinley street
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I love that they're trying to keep the same architectural styles as the older buildings on campus. Griffin and Wharton do the job, but they just don't look nearly as nice.
Work on the Horizon.
Existing Health Services Building to be Demolished after renovation of OK Allen Hall is finished.
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Old Student Union/ Bowling Alley/ Student Services Building to be demolished after renovation of OK Allen Hall is finished. Won't be sorry to see this go.
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Guillory and Corona Halls to be Demolished after renovation of OK Allen hall is finished. Won't be sorry to see these go either.
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Somebody somewhere Somehow mentioned that where these buildings had been would be a Village concept going from the new dorms to the student Center-----This would make me think about finishing up and getting a phd in anything---Can you live in the dorms and not be a student---What a retirement idea!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by HelmutVII
There would be a waiting list for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boomer
On a brighter though dire note; New dorms would be available on a fairly regular basis.
igeaux.mobi
Band director said the band field is going to be put in next week, giving the new grass about a month to take hold before band camps starts.Quote:
Originally Posted by HelmutVII
The reverb is going to be HORRIBLE. I kinda feel bad for the students living in the dorm facing the field, as the band faces that way and not the parking tower.
They still haven't started with the demolition of the old dorms along University. The only dorm that still has electric power is Bonin. I suspect that once they de-energize Bonin it won't be long.
New Huger from Taft/Tulane intersection
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New Baker and New Huger from Taft/Tulane intersection
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They are taking a little bit different course of construction on new Huger. I guess they learned things on Baker and are able to speed things up a little bit. New Huger is about where new Baker was in May.
New Baker and parking garage as seen from Taft
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New Baker on July 16, 2011. The roof vents along the top are being stored on the roof. the ones along the bottom (in a straight line) are installed.
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Placing concrete for a sidewalk along the front of New Baker hall. the three boxes at the rear of the transit mix truck are visqueen. They needed it about 30 minutes later as it started to rain.
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Welding a joint in the Parking Garage.
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Stored Landscape materials by the parking garage. New concrete paving on the first level of the parking garage. I would suspect that they will be able to drive up and down the parking garage pretty soon.
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New location for Band directors stand against the Taft Street parking garage. Looks like the band will reverse it's practice field from what it was before.
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